General Maintenance Operative

Cranswick Country Foods; Eye; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Auto enrolment into our company p ensi

Feed your Wellbeing hub discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted local gym membership

Death in service insurance

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Free Parking and Canteen facilities

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk, is seeking a General Maintenance Operative to join our on-site team. The role covers maintaining site services, utilities, and building fabric to required standards, with a focus on safety, compliance, and efficiency.

Shift pattern is 06:00-15:00, Sunday-Thursday, with part-time options discussed. This permanent, full-time role offers a competitive hourly rate and benefits as part of our manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Experience as a multi-skilled engineer or similar role.
• Problem solving and practical troubleshooting abilities.
• Pro-active and forward thinking with good organisational skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure site services (steam, water, drainage, electrical – HV etc.) are functioning within legal, customer, environmental and business requirements.
• Maintain compliance records accurately.
• Monitor and maintain all structural areas of the building to an acceptable standard.
• Document and complete all works in the CMMS system.
• Ensure site water systems comply with L8 and Legionella controls.
• Carry out works allocated through Shire system, including non-conformances and planned/ predictive/ corrective maintenance.
• Inspect air handling systems and maintain them per schedules.
• Comply with all health, safety, environmental, and construction legislation.
• Complete auditable paperwork accurately.
• Support KPI improvements and drive performance.

Skills

Multi-Skilled Engineer

Problem Solver

Proactive

Organisational Skills

Team Player

Initiative

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical

Job description

General Maintenance Operative

Company: Cranswick Country Foods

Salary: from £13.71 an hour

Hours: Full-time

Location: Eye, IP23 8BW

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 20 Oct 2026

Closing date: 19 Nov 2026

About Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry

Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk is serious about its quality chicken products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Shift Pattern – 06:00-15:00, Sunday-Thursday - Part time options available for discussion

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure all site services e.g. steam, water, drainage electrical – HV etc. are functioning within legal, customer, environmental and business requirements.
• Ensure all compliance records are maintained and filled in correctly.
• All structural areas of the building are to be monitored and maintained to an acceptable standard.
• All required works are documented and completed on the business CMMS system.
• All Site water systems to comply with L8 (control of Legionella).
• Carry out all required works allocated through the Shire system including all customer non conformances, PPM’S, structural works, auxiliary works and anything the business may at times require you to undertake.
• All Site air handling systems to be inspected as per the maintenance schedules and maintained to an agreed acceptable standard.
• To be completely familiar, and ensure compliance with, all relevant legislation (current and emerging) with respect to Health and Safety, Environmental matters and Construction Law.
• Make sure all auditable paperwork is completed accurately.
• Understand and support KPI improvements.
• Investigate and record hazards, risks and near misses.
• Continuous self-development with respect to, machinery, current trends, legislation and processes understanding.
• Effective communications between cross functional teams.
• Optimisation and improvement of Planned \ Predictive \ Corrective Maintenance activities.
• Give constructive feedback in a way that drives performance and encourages commitment to achieving targets.
• Actively encourage Team members to share knowledge and observations, ideas, improvements and best practices by supporting and encouraging teamwork.
• Ensure equality and diversity within the team.
• Always act in the best interest of Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry

What you will need

• Experience as a Multi-Skilled Engineer, preferred
• Minimum of a NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical work
• Problem solver.
• Pro-active and forward thinking.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Can work on own initiative and as part of a team.

Pay and benefits

• Rate of Pay £13.71 including attendance
• Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme
• Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Death in service insurance
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Free Parking and Canteen facilities

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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